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Dodgy and down right dangerous aerial installers.

  • 21-11-2010 12:37pm
    #1
    Sam the Aerialman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭


    This topic ain't nothing new, but over the last lets say 6 months things have got increasing out of hand with the sheer amount of halfwits taking up 'sticking up aerials'

    I went to a job yesterday after being contacted by a local spark i've known for many years. The family concerned were shocked by the workmanship of the previous person they called in a spark to check the electrics. Arrived at the job to find an 18 element televes aerial and 60cm sky dish dangling off the end of a 6ft pole, the two brackets were two B&Q loft brackets and were hammered drilled into the chimney at such force two bricks were dislodged and a large portion of render had come away. After pulling the sh1te off the roof using a proper ladder and Cat, we were told that the person turned up in a banged up purple ford fiesta and trailer with a cat ladder sawn in half he then preceded to "tie it together" and mount the roof using a ladder that was also ready to be scrapped.

    The whole job was to include 4 points the cabling (6 runs - 2 for sky) from loft to points was already there only terminations and signal checking needed done. The halfwit brought in a hammer drill and began drilling through back to back electrical sockets and sticking cables trough them, at this stage the nonsense was flying telling them they required double electrical sockets. All plates in the house were wired as a smart house meaning 1 plate did the lot, special cabling was used which is expensive which contains 2 double screened co ax, CAT5, av cables etc all of these expensive plates and cables were damaged by the person. Went looking in the loft for the cabling and wasn't hopeful of finding a proper dist amp, i attempted to switch on the loft light which blew up above my head, no amp was found what we did find was all cables including the two needed for the sky were stripped about 4 inches long and i couldn't believe it but an electrical cable was snipped in two and all cables were wrapped around each other and wrapped in a ball of black leccy tape. The fuse board was blown at this stage on the upstairs lighting circuits and down lighters.

    This is one of many stories i could share but please if needing installation work done pick a trusted, well respected trades person who comes recommended. Picking a number from a large ad in the yellow pages doesn't give that same degree of trust as many innocent people have found out to their cost hiring rogue traders.


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  • #2
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,620 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    These guys have good examples of more cowboy aerial installers in action....

    http://www.aerialsandtv.com/cowboyslocker.html


  • #3
    nikon1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭nikon1000


    Some priceless stuff here as well: http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesgallery/view.shtml


  • #4
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    coylemj wrote: »
    These guys have good examples of more cowboy aerial installers in action....

    http://www.aerialsandtv.com/cowboyslocker.html


    Good god, their website clearly a bodge job done by themselves, my eyes are bleeding after that.


  • #5
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,851 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    MunsterCycling wrote: »
    Good god, their website clearly a bodge job done by themselves, my eyes are bleeding after that.

    "Don't judge a book by its cover", the website is a great source of information on all things aerials .


  • #6
    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,878 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    My favourite:
    http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesgallery/174.shtml#img3

    Have to agree, the industry seems to have fallen victim to the same fate as taxi driving in that anyone with a bit of time seems to have jumped in. Lots of these fellas are not insured for roof work also as I found out when I wanted my own work done. One chap was working part time elsewhere and was telling my neighbour a complete load of crap about not being able to get DTT but was quite happy to install a Freesat system. Turns out he couldn't/wouldn't get up on their roof and that was why he wouldn't put up the UHF aerial.


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  • #7
    Sam the Aerialman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Sam the Aerialman


    Just when i'm thinking things can't much worse - Was driving through Hillsborough at half past ten and two guys working out of a battered white ford transit are putting up an aerial in the dark! Says it all really doesn't it....


  • #8
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    Sam the Aerialman wrote: »
    Just when i'm thinking things can't much worse - Was driving through Hillsborough at half past ten and two guys working out of a battered white ford transit are putting up an aerial in the dark! Says it all really doesn't it....

    Last year I saw someone in Inchicore installing a satellite dish during a storm! I certainly wouldn't want to be up a ladder during strong winds.


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